NM examines road, water systems after record rain

Now New Mexicans are working to assess all the damage to roads, water systems, homes and businesses.

In the small town of Madrid, residents worked to clean out coal-soaked mud that seeped into homes and stores from the flooding.

Meanwhile, Catron County officials say they were working to re-establish basic services to residents along several drainages near Glenwood and Mogollon. The area in the Gila National Forest received around eight inches of rain last week, destroying roads and flooding homes.

New Mexico Environment Department officials told private well owners to open all the facets indoors and flush chlorine through the system. That's because officials estimate there are more than 2,000 infected water wells around the state due to flooded sewers.

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